National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation (NHIDCL)

NHIDCL was incorporated in 2014 as a specialised government entity under the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. Its mandate is to develop, maintain, and manage national highways and other infrastructure in strategically sensitive areas — specifically the North-Eastern states, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, and Uttarakhand. NHIDCL operates in high-altitude and border terrain where standard construction agencies face operational constraints.